The Board denied service connection for right foot bunion, aortic valve replacement (claimed as heart condition), and did not reopen the claim of service connection for schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder.
The deciding factor: There was no evidence to support that the conditions were related to the Veteran's active duty service or any incident therein.
- Claimed conditions
- right foot bunion, aortic valve replacement (claimed as heart condition), schizoaffective disorder with bipolar disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- February 17, 2009
- Citation
- 0905584
What this means for you
A denial is a starting point, not the end of the road. You can see why this claim fell short — and, if you are still inside the one-year window, the appeal lanes that may remain open to you.
What you can do next
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